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Mur des Canuts
Sight4.7 · 6 8024.6 · 1 509≈ 22 minFree entry2.3 km from the center
Europe's largest trompe-l'oeil mural — 1,200 m² of painted façade in the Croix-Rousse district. Created by the CitéCréation workshop in 1987 and reworked in 1997, it shows a whole 'village' of Lyon silk weavers: staircases, shops, balconies and their inhabitants. The wall pays tribute to the canuts and their 19th-century revolts, which made the district a symbol of working-class Lyon; best viewed from the street corner below.
Highlights
- Europe's largest trompe-l'oeil mural — 1,200 m²
- Created by CitéCréation in 1987, reworked in 1997
- Homage to the silk weavers of Croix-Rousse
- Balconies and shopfronts indistinguishable from real ones
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